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Archive for January, 2024

Starlink close encounters decrease despite ever-growing number of satellites

January 15th, 2024 by

Even though the Starlink constellation has grown by about 1,000 spacecraft in the last six months, its satellites made fewer avoidance maneuvers in that period than in the prior half year.

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How do we know what the Milky Way looks like?

January 15th, 2024 by

Directly mapping the Milky Way is an extremely challenging task, but observations of other galaxies helped us piece together what our home galaxy looked like.

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What would happen if Earth stopped spinning?

January 15th, 2024 by

We can’t feel Earth spinning and you probably take it for granted, but what would happen if it stopped spinning? We take a look at the disastrous impacts it would have.

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Ailing Peregrine moon lander on path to crash into Earth, Astrobotic says

January 14th, 2024 by

The beleaguered private moon lander Peregrine is now on a collision course with Earth, Astrobotic said Saturday.

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The strange story of the grave of Copernicus

January 14th, 2024 by

Nicholas Copernicus was the astronomer who, five centuries ago, explained that Earth revolves around the Sun, rather than vice versa.

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New ‘Star Trek’ movie featuring Picard is on the way, Patrick Stewart says

January 14th, 2024 by

In a podcast recorded in November of last year, during his book promotion tour, Stewart said he was excited to receive the new script soon

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See a thin crescent moon meet up with Saturn tonight

January 14th, 2024 by

The nearly new moon is set for a close approach to the gas giant Saturn on Sunday, Jan. 14, at which time the two celestial bodies will also be in conjunction.

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We’ve been ‘close’ to achieving fusion power for 50 years. When will it actually happen?

January 14th, 2024 by

We’ve been ‘close’ to achieving fusion power for 50 years. When will it actually happen?

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